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Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have foiled a planned bandit attack on communities in Plateau State.
They also killed five suspected bandits during an intelligence-led operation in the state.
A military source told journalists that the operation was conducted in the early hours of Thursday as part of Operation Peace Shield in Wase Local Government Area of the state.
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The source said the troops laid an ambush along the Dutsen Zaki–Odare Forest axis after receiving credible intelligence that bandits were mobilising to attack adjoining communities.
“During the encounter, troops engaged the criminals in a fierce firefight, neutralising five bandits, while others fled with possible gunshot wounds,” the source said.
Items recovered from the scene include two AK-47 rifle magazines loaded with 11 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, two machetes and a knife.
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